Lagos State Labor State Chairman (LP) Dayo Ekong condemned the suspension of Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, calling it a clear example of institutional oppression.
Ekong Godswill Akpabiothe Senate chose to silence her.
She warned that the move exposed a culture that prioritized protecting those in power while suppressing the voices of victims, especially women.
Naija News It was reported that Senator Akpti-Udoahan was suspended for six months after allegations of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, a decision that was blatant act of oppression.
Akpoti-Uduaghan accused Akpabio of committing unnecessary sexual assault on her and denied some of her privileges after rejecting him.
She formally handed her complaint to the Senate Ethics Committee, which did not address her request, dismissed her petition and continued to suspend her.
Frustrated by the situation in a statement, Ekong stressed that silence of a female senator’s claims of harassment made a dangerous precedent dangerous.
She said:As Chairman of Lagos State Labor Party, I expressed anger and sad conversation about the serious injustice of the National Assembly. Senator Natasha Akpoti-uduaghan, bravely accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment, has been suspended for six months – not to investigate her allegations, but to dare to speak. ”
She criticized the Senate Ethics Committee’s decision to dismiss the petition on procedural grounds, while punishing the senators for allegedly causing the chamber to launch a lawsuit.
“The Ethics Committee dismissed her petition on procedural technology and was then punished for “dreaming” the Senate. This is not justice; it is a weird pervert to it,LP chair asserts.
Ekon further condemned the greater meaning of the suspension, believing that if a female senator could be silent in this way, it would be that ordinary Nigerian women face harassment in the workplace, and that the Daily Life and Daily Life are less likely to be heard.
“If a current senator (one of only four women in the 109 churches) can be silent, suspend and ban her office from seeking accountability, what does this mean for ordinary Nigerian women? Market trader was harassed by police, the student was preyed by lecturers, domestic workers abused without a platform for screaming?transparent
She did not refuse to criticize the protection of powerful systemic barriers while making victims vulnerable.
“The Senate’s actions screamed the terrifying truth: Our institutions protect power, not the people. Through the bystander Senator Uduahan, they exposed a systemic misogyny that silenced women and incited predators. ”
Ekon also called up those who supported the suspension, warning that history would judge them harshly.
“For members who voted for such a suspension: We see your complicity. We recognize the pressure of loyalty and fear, but history will not forgive the choice of weaponizing programmatically.transparent
She believes reducing the Senate female representation from four to three is not only a political action, but also an attack on democracy and gender equality.
“In countries where women endure daily insults, women’s representation has been reduced from four senators to three senators, which is not only hypocritical, but an attack on democracy itself. ”
Ekong reiterated her party’s firm support for Akpoti-uduaghan and her fight for justice and claimed that her suspension was a symbol of a wider struggle for oppression for women.
“I and the entire National Working Committee of Lagos State Labor Party stood firmly with Senator Uduaghan and her vows, continuing her “pursuing justice.” Her suspension was not only political. This is a symbol of the oppression of every woman falling into silence. ”
She urged Nigerians to immediately oppose this injustice and called for responsibility and transparency in dealing with such issues.
“We said to the public: The demand is better. For institutions, we say: investigate transparently. For those in power, we say: Your estate will be defined by you to maintain fairness or solid injustice. ”
Ekong concluded by reiterating Labor’s condemnation of the moratorium, calling on all Nigerians to refuse the system of protecting perpetrators while punishing victims.
“Lagos State condemned this blatant disregard for accountability and gender equality. We call on all Nigerians to refuse a system that punishes victims and protects strong power. We all have to lend our voices to this injustice. We have to create a system, a system where neither the senator nor the student will be silent again,She came to the conclusion.
